Corn-Planter. (open access)

Corn-Planter.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in corn planters, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 25, 1898
Creator: Webb, Richard Haywood
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Planter Attachment. (open access)

Cotton-Planter Attachment.

Patent for improvements on cotton or other seed planters with a new design that allows for "simultaneously adjusting-i.e., raising and lowering-the plows in front and in rear of the seed-dropping drum " (lines 29-31) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 25, 1880
Creator: Willcoxson, Coulmon W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Demountable Rim. (open access)

Demountable Rim.

Patent for demountable rims for motor vehicles which are constructed of two sections that latch together, resulting in easier application and/or removal of a tire from the rim.
Date: June 25, 1918
Creator: Dugger, Huston R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk Cutter. (open access)

Stalk Cutter.

Patent for a new and improved stalk cutter. This design "consists in certain improvements in the construction of [devices for cutting corn and cotton stalks] . . . [and] [t]he object of the invention is to simplify and cheapen the construction and arrangement of means for adjusting the pitch of the sides without affecting the usefulness or efficiency of the device; and to that end such means consist, essentially, in a single-rack bar, an operating-lever, and two links connecting said lever with the side bars" (lines 15-28).
Date: October 25, 1881
Creator: Horn, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway Cattle-Guard (open access)

Railway Cattle-Guard

Patent for a railway cattle guard used to deter animals from attempting to cross the railway. Illustrations included.
Date: January 25, 1910
Creator: Wood, George F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fence Post (open access)

Fence Post

Patent for a fence post for use with line wires. Illustration included.
Date: December 25, 1906
Creator: Bury, Thomas J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electrically-Heated Boiler (open access)

Electrically-Heated Boiler

Patent for an electrically-heated boiler that provides a "compact structure which occupies a minimum amount of space" (line 11-12) while still being a reliable machine.
Date: November 25, 1919
Creator: Fleming, George
System: The Portal to Texas History